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The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
STATE OF COLORADO.

DENVER, April IL, 1887.
The growing scarcity of timber, the in
creased frequency of floods and droughts
the lack of water for irrigation, and other
ills attendant upon the destruction of for
ests, have become known to the people of
this State, and earnest endeavor is being
made to remedy the evil.
Under recent laws the office of State For
est Commissioner has been created, and
County Commissioners and Road Overseers
throughout the State, constitute forest of
ficers in their respective localities. 1t is
made the duty of these officers to protect
from fire and depreciation the forests with
in the State,and to encourage by all proper
means, the planting of trees. Further
more, all citizens of the State are enjoined
to give aid and cooperation in the enforce
ment of the forestry laws.
While the preservation of our remaining
forests is a matter of extreme importance,
the great benefits TO be derived from the
extensive planting of trees should not be
overlooked. Groves and trees in the low
lands cannot perform the office of forests in
the mountains, but they have in their
place, most important uses. They aid in
the conservation of moisture, afford shade
and protection from high winds, beautify
the landscape, and serve other useful pur-
poses. They should be freely planted on
the farms and ranches, about our homes, by
the roadside, in the streets and parks of
towns, and in all suitable places where
water and necessary protection can be at
forded. EDGAR r. ENSIGN,
Tommicsippar
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
FORTUNES TICKLE FAyoRs,
showered Down on two Chicago Young
Men.

showersd Down on two Chicago Young
The last list of numbers which drew
prizes IN The Louisiana State Lottery
brought welcome surprise to two persons
II. IN tthieago; Only poor man can appre-
S,hte s.aa,, tne me- FEELINGS OF Peter NJ. Vermaas
that ne held one.tenth of the ticket which
drew the capital prize of S15O,OOO at the
Drawing Of March 18th. The ticket was
numbered 66,55l. Vermass did not 20
crazy as some men might when he reflected
That ne was the happy possessor of 1900,
Tor although the one.tenth ticket drew Sl5,-
G0o, the ticket was the Joint property of
reter M; Vermaas and his brother Corne-
llus, and each received $500.
Peter NJ. Vermaas is superintendent of
the ADVERTISING department of d. B. Fisk Il
Co., wabash avenue and Washington
street.
Cornelius V,ermaas was until recently a
now employed by Appegate & Bush, cor
ner Van Buren, and Clark streets.
70 representative of the Merchant 7'rav.
e'er MIR. Peter Vermaas said that he and his
brother had been investing a small sum
each month for two years in The Louisiana
state Lottery. The only prize they won be-
fore this was one-teDth of SS00-S30.
In February they contributed s3 between
cts. Two Of the tickets were blanks on the
| drawing, but the third was the
goose that laid the golden egg, and
drew Sl5,oOO, as one-tenth of S150,000, the
capital prize. The tickets were taken in
Peters name, and on discovering that one
was lucky winner, he turned it over to
the American Express Company which col
lected the $4,000 and paid it to Peter NJ.
Nermaas in gold. Peter Immediately
| turned over half to Cornelius and it was
placed in bank
NeiiEer of the brothers exhibit any symp-
toms OF big head as the result of their envi-
able luck. They told the Merchant Trdyeier
that they would continue in their present
occupa tions and let the money lay in bank
until they found a good real estate invest
ment, when they will convert 1t into land
and build homes for Chicago
Ulls.) Merchant Trdpe'sr, April .
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
MATTE GRAY'S HAsfY DECISION.

She was dead; an old woman, with
silvery hair brushed smoothly away
S1m her wripkled forehead, and snowy
- tied Under herchin; a sad, quiet
e; patient mouth, with lines about
that told of sorrow borne with gentle
irmness; and two withered. tired hands,
,roSsed with restful look. That was
aL
WHO. looking at the sleeping form,
would think of love and romance, of a
heart only just healed of a wound, re-
ceived long, long agoP
Fifty years she had lived under that
roof farmers wife. If you looked
on the little plate on her coffin lid you
will see "Aged 20" there; and she was
only twenty when John Phillips brought
heS home, bride.
"A half century she had kept her
careful watch cover dairy and larder,
had m8e butter and cheese, and looked
afteSNN innumerable duties that fall
TO tie share of farmers wife. And
John had never gone with buttonless
shirts or undarned socks; had not
COME home to an untidy house and
scolding wife. His trim, tidy Martha
had been his pride; and, though not a
/ demonstrative husband, he had boasted
sometimes of the model. housewife that
kept his home in order.
But underneath her quiet exterior
there was story that John never
dreamed of, and would hardly have
believed possible had he been told.
She did not marry for love. When she
! was nineteen, a rosy, happy girl.
stranger came on a visit to their little
village, and that summer was the
brightest and happiest she ever knew.
Papl Gardner was the strangers name;
Z he was an artist, and fell in love with
the simple, village girl and won her
heart, AND when he went away in the
; autumn they were betrothed.
I'll como again in the spring." he
said, Trust me, and wait for me,
Matte, dear"
She promised to love and wait for.
him till the end of time, if need be,
and. with a kiss on her quivering lips,
he went away.
Matte Gray did not tell her father
and mother of her love, for they had
NO liking for city folks, and had treat
!, edPaul none too HOSPITALITY when he
ventured inside their house.
.SpfMgtime came. and. true to his
word. Paul returned. He stayed only
q day or two this time.
II am going away in few weeks to
ITALY to study" he said. 81 shall be
gone two years. and then shall claim
you 10 my bride"
They renewed their vows, and part
ed witff tears and tender, loving
words. He put tiny ring on her finger
and cut little curly tress from her
brown ha;r. and, telling her to be al
ways true and wait for him, he went
away.
ihs months went by; and Matte
!. Wsta trying to make the time seem
short By studying to improve herself,
80 that she might be worthy of her
lover when he should return to make
her his wife.
..It must be about the time he is to
START" she said to herself one day.
= And by and by, as she glanced over
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
The Leap OF the Salmsll. .

The power that the salmon possesses
of ascending waterfalls is the subject
of some interesting details by Prof A.
Landmark, director-in-chief of the Nor
wegian fisheries. He states that in GER
tain cases salmon have been observed
to ascend to u distance of 16 feet, and
he feels this to be true from having
seen them leap over two masts which
were three and n half feet apart, and
which had been placed across the river
at about 16 feet above the water, ut
Hollefoss, upon the DRAINS, at Haug-
send. He says, even, that certain sal
mon, on ascending vertical fall, are
capable, if they meet the fall at right
angles with the muzzle, of remaining n
minute or two in the midst of the mass
Of falling water. if they do not succeed
in passing over the fall at q single
leap.
nHow did that man oas his hsir, papap''
bENtlpR ME. my dear He's MO hnld,H
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
.suv, ,,.v.,,.,,
,g on her lap, she heard a


lg on her lap, she heard
10 gravel walk, and, looking
saw John Phillips coming up
,ps He had been to see her
before, but he had never yet
en- of love, and had of course, re-.
ed no encouragement to $50.
Twas plain, hard working farmer,
sith no romance about him, but mat
ter of fact to the core. His wife
woHd get few caresscs or tender
words. He would be kind enough
would give her plenty to eat and to
wear.
Now he seemed to have come for the
. lezpress purpose of asking her to be his
wife, for he took a chair. and seating
himself beside her. after the usual
grestings reserving scarcely moment
to take. breath, began in his business
IKE way to converse. There was no
confession Of love, no pleading, no
lAAd-clasping, no tender glances; he
simply wanted her, would she be his
RifoP His manner was hearty enough;
Mere was no doubt he really wanted
fcr-wo6ld rather marry her than any
6t1,er woman he knew; but that was all.
Her lips moYed to tell linn that she
: d dnot love. him; but asSshe let her
eyes fall upon the crimson-hearted rose
/, that, Swung. from the vine over the
window, she caught sight of those few
! Ines again.
..s.Marred!'. she, said TO herself.
-s1Wtfat CO doP He doesn't ask me
I to 1--we him.. If marry him l can be
N true wife to him, and nobody will
Sknowsthat Paul had Tilted me-.
.sYbe decision was made. Her cheeks
aW@e 'ashy pale as she looked up,
1tfAiRhs isto his eyes, and answered
5quIeslye .Yos I will be your wife"
p Her paycnts vere pleased that she
~ cb1sSns bS SO well to do young
III 80 WAS all settled, and they
4 ~ u marr. ed chat same summer.
N, tipugEt She sobered down
NJ serfully; more than that nothing
p$k III Stnat would lead any one to
Z pse c1iangc had taken place.
8 o6saSha. was sobered down. She
ltGM no. s4hink of Paul. There was
Snhead. Life was a time TO be
swim something, SO that she
Think of herself. John was
but She got SO wcaried of
tock and crops. and said to
bust work harder; plan and
WMe -about as Others do. SO.
iJx 5oKgt. and grow like
.11
! kJ lziiirDss Ahtaz
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
FARM EIsS,

Send 10 cents to the PRICKIY ASH BIT-
TIERS Co., st. Louis, Mo-, and get copy of
THE HoRsE TRAINER"
A complete system, teaching how to
break and train horses in mild and gentle
way, requiring no elaborate apparatus,
nothing more than can be found in any
stable in the country-a rope and strap.
Every one handling horses should have
rODy
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
"Said Aaron to Moses
nAin mt afI aIr narDl

Aaron must have been sufferer from
catarrh. The desperation which catarrh
produces Is often sufficient to make people
say and do many rash things aud many con
tinue suffering just as If no such cure as
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy existed 1t
cures every case from the simplest to the
most complicated, and all the consequences
of catarrh. A person once cured by DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy Will not be apt to
take cold again, as it leaves the mucous
membrane healthy and strong. By drug
gists,
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

Farmers can not get better article for
the money than the above, besides 8 tickets
to the next Piano drawing are given with
each pair sold. Orders by mail are promptly
filed and satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded. When visiting Denver don't fail
TO visit the enterprising shoe house of d. X.
Cross & Co, 1852 Larimer Street, Denver.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
WHAT
Ais
YOU?

Do you feel dun. innsuid. low-spiri,cd. life
less. and ind-scrthably mi-crablc. both phyzi-
caly and mentally: cxprricnc, scnC OF
fullns>s or bloatinR after eating. or OF gone
nc-s. or emptiness Of stomach In the morn
ing. tongue coated, bitter or bad taste In
bcsdaohca, blurred cy c-ight, 'HnsiinR sp-'cks"
bcforv tho eyes nosvots prostitution or
hnusfion. irritnbiiity OF temper. bot nusbca,
alternating with chilly sensations. sharp,
biting, transient pains hcrr and tbcrc. cold
fosS- drowsinors after meals, wakcfulnc-s. or
disturbed and unr-frcrhng slrcp constant,
ind'scrihablc feeling OF druad. or OF irnIpcnd-
ing csilamityl
II you hnvo nil. or my considerable nunbrr
Of these symptoms. you arc rufYcrin. from
bilious Dytpcpsin. or Torpid Liycr. associated
with DyHpcp-in. or indigestion. The morn
complicated your dt-ca-n has become. tho
greater tho number and diversity OF symp-
Dr. Picrecs. Golden Medical Discovery
will subduo IT, II taken according to diry>c-
tons for n reasonable length OF time. II not
cured. complications multiply and ConstImp-
uon OF tho Lungs, skin lDis'svsr, Heart pi-asr,
rheumatism. Kidney Discasc. or other grnvc
mnlndics arc quits ilablc to ut in and, SOONER
or later, inducc fatal termination.
DIR. p1crCc's Golden Medical Die.
coScry nets powerfully upon tho Liver, and
through that great blood purifying orpnn,
puritica. from whatever causc arising. IL u
equally cfiicncious I'm netting upon the KID
ncyn. ana other cHcrrtory orEnns cleansing,
strengthening. and healing their disrnprs. A
M nppcthing, restorative tonic. u promotes
digestion md nutrition. thereby building up
both flesh and strength, In mRlnrinl districfs
this wonderful medicine has gained HrVat
celebrity In curing Fever and Aeuc. Chills and
fcycr. Dumb Apic, and kindred disrnS~.
DR.. Picrcc's Golden Medical Dis.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
Tho Duiy Of state L-El,Iaturo..

Legislation should be effected In every
State regulating the sale and use Of the
many poisOns resorted to by women In their
desperation to obtain beautiful compilations,
while there exists in DR.. IIarter's Iron
Tonic every requisite necessary to accom-.
Dlish the object without injuring the health
or endangeriDp life,
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

Men, such as U. S. Senator Voorhees,, of
Indiana, are loud in their praise of st.
Jacobs Oil as an instantaneous cure for
rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica and other
bodily, palms.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

When Baby wa. sick, We gave her Castoria
When she was Child, she criei for CastoriA
When she became Miss, sbe clunS to CastoriA.
Whom she had Children, she ga7e them CastoriA
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

A poet sings, "If misfortune overtakes
you, smile" A great many men do that.
only they "smile" first, and misfortune
oyertakes them afterward
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

A number of alleged illegal land en-
tries have been thrown out in Kansas, and
it is reported that more have been discov-
cred in Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

To get relief from indigestion, bilious
ness, constipation or torpid liver without
disturbing the, stomach or purging the
Liver Pills, they will please you.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

In the dining-room of respectable society
1t Is not considered correct to put your fin
gers into the plate before you. But at
church, into the plate that is set before you,
all are expected 10 put their aims.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

Yes" said Mrs. Seldomhit, 81 keep of
the evil spirits now by wearing an omeet
around my neck
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

An Eastern exchange is authority for the
story that tree grows in South Amer ca
called the corset tree. Well, there's no
arm about that, is there!
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

CoUGHs AND COLDS. Those who are suf-
fering from Coughs, Colds, Sore throat
etc, should thy BRowS's BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs. Sold only IN BORIS. Price % cts
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
Snug Little Fortunes

may be had by all who are sufficiently in
telligent and enterprising 10 embrace the
fered them. Hallett & Co., Portland Maine,
have something new to offer in the line OF
work which you can do for them, and live
at home, wherever you are located. Profits
immense and every worker is sure of over
Is day; several have made over $50 In n
single day. All ages; both sexes. Capital
not required; you are started free; all par
ticulars free. You had better write to them
at once
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

"What is good test OF diamond?" asks
a correspondent. About as good a test as
any is to ask the jeweler you buy 1t of what
he will take 1t back for II he will offer
half as much as it costs 1t is apt to be gen.
nine
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

Women Easily Startled or Alarmed
Grieved or vexed, should use CARTER.
Iron Pills
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

A Franklin county fellow has won bet
by eating sixteen pies in twenty minutes
There are some men that find glory in q
performance in which every little pig is
their equal and every big hog their su-
npriOr
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

A new story by Nathaniel Hawthorne Is
announced. Hugh Conway is not going TO
have the posthumous business all to him
eplf
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
Rubber Boots $500.

Emperor William is now the Retaliatory
Bill that engages the attention Of tha
French
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

The authorities at Sing Sing do not allow
Jaehene, O'Neil and the rest Of the boys to
play prisoners base.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

In Asia the people throw themselves un-
der the wheels OF MOloch. In America we
ride at the rate Of sixty miles an hour along
side of red-hot stove.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

An extravagant woman should apply for
a position on the railroad. She would
make an expert brakeman.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

People call it quitting up" at hotel. be-
cause there is so much that they have tC
| put I'm with
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

!. Use the surest remedy for catarrh-Dr
Sape'ss
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

Fish are generally found in schools, and
like all scholars, they are inclined TO ''play
hockey"
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

Best, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. BY duggists. Soc.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

"Its all very well,"- said the grave dig
ger, ito advise a young man to begin at
the bottom and work up, sbut In my bust
ness V ain't practicable"
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
81 Don't Know What Ais Me,

says many sufferer. 81 have the blues
frfghtfully; am troubled with headache
and dizziness; ] have lost my appetite I;
there is bad taste in my mouth constantly.
Mhat IS tne matter ..hi, WIN mer TX we viii
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
use 1t faithfully, and you will soon be a
new man again, II druggists have H.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

s,sHs as l:c'' Ri:, A.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
CURES ALL HunaoRS.

from n common BIotch. or Eruption. TO tho
worst ScrofulR. Salt-rhcum. fcvcr-sorr.'.
scnly or Tough Skin. In short. all di-ss.sss
s3wcriml, purifying, and inviEorntinR inciI-
Gihc. Great Eating uIccrr rnpldly heal nntscr
Us benign Influence. Especially has Il mani
Eryrlpslns l'oils. tarbunoics, soro Eyes, Scrpf-
Y mio,,s sor,e md swcllings Hip Joint Disease,
hlte swcllingr," Goitrs, or Thick Neck.
and Enlarged Glands. send ton cents In
stamps Tor lnrRc Treatise, with ooIorcd
pintcs, on skin Discascr. or tho same amount
"Fon the BLOOD 70 TINE LIFE"
iI,h2r2mgh'y cl.snsG II by using Dr. Piorscss
diRcstion, n fair skin, buoynnt spirits yitai
strength nnd bodily hcnltl will tto NtnblishSd
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

No shotgun Practioo
About CARTER's LITTLE LIVER PILLS
mild and gentle.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

An article on gingerbread says that II has
been made since the fourteenth century.
We have certainly seen some that we
thought might have been.
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
Tree Planting.

The following circular has been is
sued from the office of the Forest Commits
sioner of Colorado. The Importance of the
suggestions contained in it cannot be two
greatly emphasized.
OFFICE OF THE
FOREST COMMISSIONER
OF THE
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

Ealing %pis, % nv nv assss s III Ts'S - ;pp,s SIX
The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

n-y ni.r..-. cured ~ SR. a. EBlSA's RHsu.
UiTTC SPECIFIC Guaranteed to CURE or money
refunded. Take no other u edieine For sale by al
Drugg sts Ouc Dollar for large bottle. Reference.
DR. A V. Bao.'s N .dicinc Co.,
saint Joseph. Missouri.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-29
Its Wonderful Effect.

"About year ago [ found myself in
creaslng in weight, said an uptown
druggist, ''and at last got so stout as
to be almost a burden to myself. I had
no faith III the anti-fat mixtures [ sold,
SO L began to experiment on myself with
nearly every drug in the store. Finally
| hit on an herb that seemed to be the
long sought for specific for corpulency.
1t proved SO efficient in my own case
that L determined to manufacture it for
the benefit of suffering humanity. 1t
had big sale, for / was living exam
pie of its worth, and sold so much more
OF 1t than anything else in the store that,
when a very thin man came in one day
and asked for tonic to brace him up, /
unconsciously handed him bottle of
my anti-fat medicine. | remembered
what | had done the moment the man
went out, but it was too late to remedy
the mistake. For two weeks l suffered
tOrments.
'Ihe poor man was as thin as a rail,
and L felt sure that the one bottle of the
stuff would put him in his coffin. The
only thing that gave me any relief was
the thought that the man would read
the wrapper on the bottle before using
it and find l had made Il mistake. At
the end of the fortnight the man re
turned. He looked fully fifty per cent.
better than when | saw him first. With
tears of gratitude in his eyes he leaned
over the counter and embraced me. He
was the most grateful man [ ever saw
In the two weeks he had gained twenty
pounds of flesh and had come to pur-
chase a full case of the medicine i
suppose there was something abnormal
about the man, and that he was what
the medical profession term a negative
that is, one of a peculiar constitution
upon which certain drugs have a con
trary effect.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-29
What a Small Boy Can Do.

1t appears impossible to predict what
the average small boy will do under al
most any given circumstances if he has
an opportunity to work mischief The
following story from Pilot Point, Texas,
serves to illustrate the point taken:
Newton Tabor was digging a well. To
blast out the rock he Used dynamite in
closed in small metallic capsules. In
the course of his operations he deposited
an open box Of these dangerous capsules
at the root of tree near where he was
working. A ladder leaning against the
tree reached up to mocking- birds nest
containing young brood. His ten
year-old son Dick, with a couple of the
capsules in his hand, assembled the lad
der, and, discovering the young birds
with distended mouths, boy like, drop
ped the capsules, one at time, in one
birds mouth. They forthwith disap-
peared in the birds craw. This rem
dered the bird uncomfortable, and in a
struggle for relief it fell from the nest.
Upon striking the ground an explosion
occurred which tore up the earth,
dumped a quantity of the loose dirt and
the fragments of rock piled around into
the well, and came near killing Mr..
Tabor, who was working down below.
The boy fell from the ladder and was
badly hurt, suffering the fracture OF
some bones. This shows what boy
will do when he gets a chance.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-29
1t Was the Other Paper.

The Albany Journal tells little story:
"A newspaper man of this city was
awakened shortly before midnight re-
Gently by an excited individual at his
door bell who demanded to know why
his paper had not been left as usual
The publisher was somewhat taken abacl1
by this intrusion on his slumbers, but
tried to explain matters the best he
could. The indignant subscriber ex-
planned, "This is the third time within
year that have missed my paper. /
tried to buy one at the newsdealer's but
could not, and [ made up my mind that
would let you know that you must de
liver it regularly The publisher
hunted over his house in the dark until
he found a copy of the paper and took
it to the man at the front door, when the
latter replied: ''This is not the paper l
take; [ am subscribing for the" The
emphatic language of the publisher as
he slammed the door at the man who
had walked him up can possibly be i'm
agined. We will not repeat it.